Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-013
Nixon & Buchanan on Walter Lippmann and Newsweek
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 10:06 AM–10:07 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan conferred briefly regarding the search for a specific quotation attributed to journalist Walter Lippmann. The discussion touched upon material appearing in Newsweek and the potential for a direct telephone inquiry to Lippmann to clarify the statement. The meeting concluded with an agreement to proceed with efforts to verify the citation.
- Walter Lippmann
- Newsweek
- Media relations
- Journalism
- Research verification
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:06 am to 10:07 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-13
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 10:06 am - 10:07 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Patrick J. Buchanan.
Difficulty in finding quotation
-Walter Lippmann
-Newsweek
-Telephone call to Lippmann
Buchanan left at 10:07 am.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
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- 012-030 9:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:51 am.
- 012-031 9:51 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:51 am.
- 012-032 9:51 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-010 9:51 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:06 am.
- 281-011 9:51 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:06 am.
- 281-012 9:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 10:06 am.
- 281-070 10:07 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:07 am to 10:30 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-013, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).